Where does “sviksemi” come from?

sviksemi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic -semi, from Old Norse -semi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

sviksemi (Icelandic): deceitfulness

Definitions

  1. deceitfulness

Ancestry of “sviksemi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandic-semi-ness
2Old Norse-seminess
3Old Norse-ith
4Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin
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